Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 9:39 PM AKDT (05:39 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 108 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-29 05:39:46 UTC
Depth
24.6 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.475° N, 159.909° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.862 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.1135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.8105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.072 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.9112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.4117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.8106 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.860 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.2108 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.174 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.1128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 3.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.9173 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.869 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.569 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 3.264 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.3south of Alaska · 1967 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.773 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 3.662 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.6131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.681 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.2112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.8113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.766 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 3.2115 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 4.1115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 4.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.9117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.2126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.987 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.0106 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.835 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.777 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 3.2155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.6117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.7121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.995 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.997 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 3.7111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 3.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.8127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.693 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.2112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 43 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 3.4105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 3.295 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.788 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.7128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.697 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 1.694 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.981 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.756 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.4103 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.9138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.0south of Alaska · 1984 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.997 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.6114 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.3119 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.987 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.1107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.898 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away

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